Heathway, Dagenham, RM9 6AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM9 6AY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.8%	49.3%	-5.5%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	45.2%	50.7%	5.5%	49.0%	1.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39%	41.6%	2.6%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	40.8%	35.4%	-5.4%	44.2%	-8.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	8.2%	11.5%	3.3%	9.1%	2.4%
Widowed	11%	9.5%	-1.5%	6.1%	3.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.8%	39.9%	1.1%	48.4%	-8.5%
Good health	27.8%	34.3%	6.5%	33.6%	0.7%
Fair health	19.9%	16.2%	-3.7%	12.7%	3.5%
Bad health	8.4%	7.2%	-1.2%	4.0%	3.2%
Very bad health	5.1%	2.4%	-2.7%	1.2%	1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around RM9 6AY this area, 31.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 19.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	41.1%	31.8%	-9.3%	18.2%	13.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.4%	10.5%	-6.9%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	12.8%	-1.4%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.6%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.3%	18%	12.7%	16.9%	1.1%
Degree or Similar	13.8%	19.7%	5.9%	33.8%	-14.1%
Other	6.4%	3.6%	-2.8%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	3.1%	9.3%	6.2%	1.1%	8.2%
Indian	1.7%	3.7%	2.0%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	0.6%	6.4%	5.8%	2.7%	3.7%
Other Asian	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	11%	7.7%	-3.3%	2.5%	5.2%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	76.7%	66.3%	-10.4%	81.4%	-15.1%
Other	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.1%	70.4%	-12.7%	83.2%	-12.8%
European Union	7%	16.5%	9.5%	6.1%	10.4%
Africa	5.9%	6.1%	0.2%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.8%	6.7%	3.9%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.9%	70.2%	-10.7%	83.2%	-13.0%
10+ Years	0.6%	17.8%	17.2%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	4.5%	7.2%	2.7%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	4.5%	2.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	9.6%	2.1%	-7.5%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.8%	76.7%	-12.9%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Lithuania	6.4%	0.3%	6.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	8.2%	0.9%	7.3%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
No passport held	12.2%	13.5%	-1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.1%	37.2%	-13.1%
Christian	50.8%	46.2%	4.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	17.7%	6.5%	11.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Heathway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heathway was 44.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.7% lower than the Beam average. The most reported crime type was Criminal damage and arson.

Heathway has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam and the 100th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -82.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in RM9 6AY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Heathway are based on 434 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barking And Dagenham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Heathway, Dagenham, RM9 6AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 6AY

Average Price
£408,400

Semi-Detached
£433,303

Terraced
£406,621

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heathway

Average Price
£400,530

Semi-Detached
£398,521

Terraced
£373,475

Detached
£486,969

Flats/Maisonettes
£220,183

Other
£930,892

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on HeathwayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
53 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2025-06-30	£224,774
89 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£443,000	2025-03-28	£447,276
75 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£401,000	2024-03-22	£433,760
87 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2024-02-13	£476,450
55 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2020-12-08	£380,257

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 6AY

Employment

RM9 6AY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	72
Retired	58
Self-Employed	41
Part-Time Employee	32
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Looking after home or family	20
Other	17
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	19
Transport and storage	16
Construction	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Education	7
Manufacturing	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Other	3
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Arnold Infant Arnold Road , RM9 6NH	- not rated	360 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH	3out of 4	360 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6UU	3out of 4	417 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Green Primary School South Close , RM10 9NJ	3out of 4	517 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Village Infants' School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	617 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dagenham Park CofE School School Road , RM10 9QH	3out of 4	603 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dagenham Park Community School School Road , RM10 9QH	- not rated	603 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6XP	- not rated	732 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	4out of 4	1,629 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Manor School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	2,074 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	4,794 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barking and Dagenham College Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU	- not rated	3,717 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Rainham Sixth Form 217 Wennington Road , RM13 9XA	- not rated	4,833 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	1,328 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	2,074 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	2,376 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	3,445 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	4,457 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pathways School New Road , RM9 6PH	3out of 4	581 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6XP	- not rated	732 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	860 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	1,411 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northstar Nurture School Old CPC at James Cambell Primary School, Langley Crescent , RM9 6TD	- not rated	1,415 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rosielee Cafe & Restaurant	153 Broad Street	268 yd
Fireaway Dagenham Heathway	197 Broad Street	271 yd
Vida & Sons Bistro	10 Goresbrook Road	290 yd
Balti Cottage	18-20 Goresbrook Road	290 yd
TBC DESSERTS	18 Goresbrook Road	306 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
ME 'N' O'Briens	26-28 Goresbrook Road	290 yd
Lord Denman PH	Lord Denman Ph, 270-272 Heathway	885 yd
Mecca Bingo Club	Cook Road	945 yd
Dagenham Trades Hall	Dagenham Trades Hall, Charlotte Road	1,077 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Spot	145b Broad Street	262 yd
Chicken World	165 Broad Street	262 yd
MNM Pizza and grill	165 Broad Street	262 yd
Moon Pizza	169 Broad Street	262 yd
Hunky Panda	147 Broad Street	262 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	258-262 Heathway	410 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Unit 1, Merrielands Retail Par, Merrielands Crescent	513 yd
Asda	Merrielands Crescent	513 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Unit A, 258-262 Heathway	885 yd
Tesco	228 Heathway	885 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
William Ford C Of E School Ford Road	grass pitches	524 yd
Dagenham Park Leisure Centre School Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	603 yd
Goresbrook Park Lloyd Road	grass pitches	667 yd
Old Dagenham Park Siviter Way	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	746 yd
Park Centre RECTORY ROAD	health and fitness suite	753 yd
Dagenham Arena (Closed) Vicarage Road	athletics tracks	786 yd
The Gym (Dagenham) Cook Road	health and fitness suite	948 yd
The Leys Ballards Road	grass pitches	1,016 yd
Peak Fitness (Closed) Rear of 5-7 Rear of 5-7 Reede Road	health and fitness suite	1,064 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	153.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of RM9 6AY